I like this idea a lot! Roger
On Aug 15, 2014, at 10:46 AM, kee nethery <k...@kagi.com> wrote: > I use the launcher/updater with the script/data stack model so my standalones > can save changes into it’s stacks. Wonder if it would make sense to have a > standard version of that launcher/updater so that newbies can just grab it > and use it. > Kee > > > On Aug 15, 2014, at 7:13 AM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> > wrote: > >> One of the most frequent frustrations new users have with LiveCode is the >> moment they realize the standalone they've built can't save changes to its >> stacks. >> >> Often this happens very late in the process, just after building the >> standalone to test out the work they've been doing, and suddenly everything >> that worked so well in the IDE stops working, with no readily discernible >> cause. >> >> So they come into the forums or this list, and folks mention everything from >> refactoring their work to use an anchor window (or "splash" screen) pattern, >> or completely rewrite everything to use an external text file or database or >> what have you. >> >> The LiveCode User Guide's section on building standalones includes a bold >> purple callout box explaining this (p 299), but it's a testament to the >> usability of LiveCode that apparently a great many people can use it >> productively for many weeks without ever cracking the User Guide. >> >> Clearly something more is needed. What should that be? >> >> Putting a note in the Standalone Builder might help, but if they've gotten >> that far it's too late, they probably have to start rewriting things. >> >> How can we help users anticipate IN ADVANCE that no OS will allow their >> executable to write to itself, so they can write useful things from the very >> start? >> >> -- >> Richard Gaskin >> Fourth World Systems >> Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
